Hard-throwing righthander who was Clemson's closer in 2014
... in 108.2 innings pitched over 78 relief appearances and four seasons, he
had a 7-3 record, 19 saves and a 2.73 ERA while allowing 66 hits (.175
opponents' batting average), four homers and 54 walks with 134 strikeouts ...
second in Tiger history in hits per nine innings pitched (5.47), second in
strikeouts per nine innings pitched (11.10), third in saves and tied for fourth
in relief appearances ... held opponents to a .146 batting average in 38 career
ACC regular-season appearances ... three-time All-ACC Academic member ...
three-time ACC Academic Honor Roll member.

2014:
Drafted in the ninth round (No. 279 overall pick) by the Los Angeles Dodgers
and signed in June ... NCBWA Stopper-of-the-Year Award Watch List member ...
All-ACC Academic team member ... had a 4-0 record, eight saves and an 0.84 ERA
in 25 relief appearances ... in 32.0 innings pitched, he allowed 16 hits (.144
opponents' batting average) and 15 walks with 45 strikeouts ... tied for ninth
in Tiger history in saves ... tied for sixth in the ACC in saves ... led the
team in saves and games finished (24) ... had a 2-0 record, two saves, a .121
opponents' batting average and 24 strikeouts and did not allow a run in 17.0
innings pitched over 10 relief appearances in ACC regular-season games ... held
opponents to 0-for-8 with five strikeouts against only one walk with the bases
loaded ... pitched 2.2 innings in relief, allowing two hits and no earned runs
with three strikeouts to earn the win against Eastern Michigan on Feb. 16 ...
pitched a perfect ninth inning with a strikeout to record the save against
Presbyterian College on Feb. 25 ... pitched 2.0 hitless and scoreless innings
in relief with three strikeouts to earn the win against Virginia Tech on March
7 ... pitched 1.1 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks
with three strikeouts to record the save against Appalachian State on March 12
... pitched a scoreless ninth inning with two strikeouts to record the save in
the second game of a doubleheader at Wake Forest on March 15 ... pitched a
hitless and scoreless ninth inning with a strikeout to record the save at
Georgia Southern on March 19 ... pitched 2.2 innings in relief, allowing one
hit and no runs with four strikeouts against No. 1 Florida State on March 22
... pitched a perfect ninth inning with two strikeouts to record the save in
the first game of a doubleheader at Maryland on March 28 ... pitched 1.0
innings in relief with two strikeouts to record the save against Winthrop on
April 2 ... pitched 1.2 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with three
strikeouts at No. 2 Virginia on April 12 ... pitched 0.1 innings in relief to
earn the win against James Madison on May 3 ... pitched a perfect ninth inning with
a strikeout to record the save against High Point on May 7 ... pitched 5.0
innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs with five strikeouts to earn
the win against Boston College on May 17 ... recorded the save against Duke in
the ACC Tournament on May 21 ... pitched a perfect eighth inning with three
strikeouts against Xavier in the Nashville Regional on May 31.

2013:
All-ACC Academic team member ... ACC Academic Honor Roll member ... had a 1-1
record, a team-high seven saves and a 4.82 ERA in a team-tying-high 24
appearances, all out of the bullpen ... in 28.0 innings pitched, he allowed 19
hits (team-best .192 opponents' batting average) and 13 walks with 35
strikeouts ... three of his seven saves came against top-10 teams ... tied for
eighth in the ACC in saves ... finished a team-high 14 games on the mound ...
did not allow a steal ... only allowed one of 15 inherited baserunners to score
... held opponents to a .184 batting average with runners on base ... retired
both batters he faced with runners on second and third, including one by
strikeout, to record the save against William & Mary on Feb. 15 ...
recorded the save in the first game of a doubleheader against Wright State on
Feb. 23 ... pitched 2.0 innings in relief with three strikeouts to record the
save against No. 7 South Carolina at Greenville, S.C. on March 2 ... pitched a
hitless and scoreless ninth inning with one strikeout to record the save at No.
8 NC State on March 9 ... pitched a hitless and scoreless ninth inning with two
strikeouts to record the save against Gardner-Webb on April 3 ... pitched 2.2
perfect innings with three strikeouts to record the save at Boston College on
April 7 ... pitched a perfect ninth inning with two strikeouts to earn the win
against Presbyterian College on April 10 ... pitched 2.0 perfect innings in
relief with two strikeouts against Wake Forest on April 12 ... pitched 2.0
innings in relief, allowing one hit and no runs with two strikeouts to record
the save in the second game of a doubleheader against Maryland on May 6 ...
pitched 2.0 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with three strikeouts at
No. 8 Florida State on May 16 ... played for Florence in the Coastal Plain
League in the summer, where he was 2-1 with a team-high four saves, 1.20 ERA,
.154 opponents' batting average and 25 strikeouts against only two walks in
15.0 innings pitched over 13 relief appearances.

2012:
ACC Academic Honor Roll member ... had a 1-2 record, two saves and a 2.49 ERA
in 13 relief appearances ... in 25.1 innings pitched, he allowed 19 hits
(team-best .211 opponents' batting average), including only four extra-base
hits and 11 walks with 29 strikeouts ... had a 2.13 ERA, one save and a .159
opponents' batting average along with 18 strikeouts in 12.2 innings pitched over
seven relief appearances in ACC regular-season games ... in 8.1 innings pitched
over six relief appearances away from home, he allowed only two singles (.077
opponents' batting average) and one run (1.08 ERA) ... had an 0.71 ERA and a
.143 opponents' batting average in 12.2 innings pitched over five relief
appearances against top-25 ranked teams ... held lefthanded batters to a .158
batting average ... did not allow a steal ... pitched 3.1 innings in relief,
allowing one hit, no runs and no walks with three strikeouts against No. 2
South Carolina at Charleston, S.C. on March 2 ... pitched 2.0 innings in
relief, allowing one hit and no runs with two strikeouts against No. 6 North
Carolina on March 9 ... pitched 2.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit with three
strikeouts to record the save against Boston College on March 16 ... pitched a
perfect ninth inning with a strikeout to record the save against Elon at
Greenville, S.C. on March 21 ... pitched 1.1 perfect innings in relief at No.
18 Georgia on March 27 ... pitched 4.0 innings in relief, allowing one hit, no
runs and no walks with seven strikeouts to earn the win against No. 7 Miami
(Fla.) on March 30 ... pitched 2.1 innings in relief, allowing no hits and one
run with four strikeouts at Georgia Tech on April 27; left the game in the
ninth inning with a "Lat" strain and missed the rest of the season.

2011:
All-ACC Academic team member ... ACC Academic Honor Roll member ... had a 1-0
record, two saves and a 3.09 ERA in 16 relief appearances ... in 23.1 innings
pitched, he allowed 12 hits (.154 opponents' batting average), no homers and 15
walks with 25 strikeouts ... in 10.2 innings pitched over seven relief
appearances in ACC regular-season games, he had one save and allowed five hits
(.143 opponents' batting average) and four earned runs (3.38 ERA) with 13
strikeouts ... held righthanded batters to a .125 batting average ... held
opponents to 0-for-25 with two outs ... had a .122 opponents' batting average
with runners on base and .111 batting average with runners in scoring position
... in 6.0 innings pitched in the ninth inning, he allowed just two hits and no
runs with nine strikeouts ... allowed only four of 16 inherited baserunners to
score ... pitched 2.0 hitless and scoreless innings in relief with two
strikeouts against Charleston Southern on Feb. 26; it was his first career
appearance ... struck out all three batters he faced in relief against Duke on
March 19 ... pitched 1.2 innings in relief, allowing no hits, no runs and no
walks with a strikeout against Duke on March 20 ... pitched 2.1 innings in
relief, allowing no hits and no earned runs with four strikeouts against Wake
Forest on April 23 ... pitched a scoreless ninth inning with two strikeouts in
the second game of a doubleheader against Gardner-Webb on May 7 ... pitched 1.2
hitless and scoreless innings in relief to record his first career save against
Furman at Greenville, S.C. (Fluor Field) on May 10 ... pitched 2.0 hitless and
scoreless innings in relief with three strikeouts to record the save in the
second game of a doubleheader at Virginia Tech on May 14 ... pitched 2.1
innings in relief, allowing one hit, no runs and no walks with one strikeout to
earn his first career win against NC State in the ACC Tournament on May 28 ...
played for Florence in the Coastal Plain League in the summer, where he was 1-0
with a league-best 1.19 ERA and .152 opponents' batting average in 45.1 innings
pitched over eight appearances (six starts); allowed only 23 hits and 17 walks
with 41 strikeouts; named CPL Co-Pitcher-of-the-Week on July 20 ... No. 42
prospect in the Coastal Plain League by Perfect Game.

Before
Clemson: Preseason honorable mention All-American by Under Armour as a
senior at Northview High School ... first-team all-region as a junior ... team
defensive MVP as a junior ... lettered three times in baseball at Northview
High, where he was coached by Joshua Bartlett.